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Everton's Union Blues

Here's an interesting ? and presumably independent ? view of Everton's Union Blues... from Mark Murphy at the TwoHundredPercent website.

Moyes? sticking plaster was ripped painfully away (taking plenty of proverbial body hairs with it) by chairman and major shareholder Bill Kenwright?s revelations, to supporters umbrella organisation ?The Blue Union? (TBU) last month. In a controversially transcripted and published interview, he admitted Everton?s financial situation was as dire as critics, including the four supporters? organisations under TBU?s umbrella, had been claiming, especially since the club?s 2010 accounts were published in February. TBU has been born from Everton?s inability to ?compete? with clubs with which supporters believe Everton should be competing, especially in the transfer market.

Supporters? complaints were as much about Everton?s communication of its situation as about the situation itself ? a topic prominent in TBU?s manifesto, which referenced a ?lack of transparency and accountability?, and in published correspondence between E4C and CEO Robert Elstone. The club?s reactions to Kenwright?s ?revelations? suggested these complaints had merit. But the most crucial evidence was Kenwright?s performance in the transcripted meeting. He was arrogant, defensive, contradictory and downright ignorant. And even amid the headline revelations, these attitudes leapt from the transcript.

The whole point of the Peoples Group was to raise awareness - this article and many others like it amongst the national press have put a tick in the box for objective number 1. Fair play to them. I just wish the local media would be brave enough to show as much interest.

Just another thought: what does it say about our set-up when players are prepared to take a cut in wages to join other clubs also in "crisis" or gp abroad, letting everyone know how delighted they were ? even though that club did not even want to buy them? Maybe the truth was told years ago by Rooney!! Could it really be our manager?

I'm really shocked by the language of Kenwright's response's to the TBU questions.

I had previously thought that Kenwright was out of his depth but I actually felt a little sorry for him because I believed he had the best interests for our great club.

Now I am angry and I can only conclude that Kenwright is a complete idiot.

"when I'm not here you won't fucking notice".

"there is no better salesperson than Bill Kenwright"

"Who would want Blackburn"?

My anger had turned to fury after going to the Everton official site and reading Elstone's comments and reaction to TBU demand for an interim board. It is clearly a very closed "boys club" filled with people with zero Commercial, behavioural and people skills. The exact opposite the the traits you would expect in a successful business in touch with its customers.

I am so angry and I will now be driving from Southampton on Saturday to join the march. I am sick to death of these idiots ruining our club.

The article does make some valid points about the TBU though, I have felt from the beginning that the language is quite generalised.